PARALEGAL, LEVEL 2 - TORT

Job Description

The NYC Law Department is seeking qualified candidates for a Paralegal, Level 2, position in its Tort Division. Representing the City, the Tort Division reviews and litigates claims on a number of personal injury and property damage cases. The chosen qualified candidate will be performing work of varying degrees of difficulty and responsibility under the supervision of supervisory paralegal staff, attorneys, and/or higher level staff which may include but is not limited to the following:

Investigate and assist in the preparation of less serious claims for and against the City involving alleged property damage as well as sensitive personal injury matters from inception to resolution. Secure evidence by interviewing interested parties, witnesses, officers and other persons involved. Assist attorneys by preparing and processing subpoenas, motions, affidavits, legal notices and /or other forms and papers which are related to legal proceedings and transactions. Assist in obtaining, reviewing, updating and maintaining physical and electronic case files. Obtain, collect, assemble, and review records and data for attorneys. Perform legal research as well as database and site searches. Submit, obtain and file documents from various courts and/or City agencies throughout the City. May check records and request adjournments to various courts. Prepare discovery materials for production. Perform routine administrative duties when necessary including: photocopying, filing, scanning, archiving, data entry, indexing, reserving conference rooms, and managing attorneys' calendars.

Some of the physical activities performed and environmental conditions experienced include lifting and carrying boxes and files; climbing stairs; and traveling throughout the City on all types of public transportation, and/or walking in all kinds of weather, often carrying files.

Preferred Skills

Candidates MUST possess at least one of these Additional Qualification Requirements for Level 2:

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and either (a) 1 year of full-time satisfactory experience acquired in the United States, in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services; or (b) Paralegal Certification obtained in the United States from an accredited program or a program approved by the American Bar Association; or

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college including or supplemented by a combination of 12 semester credits in U.S. History, U.S. Political Science, U.S. Law, U.S. Paralegal Studies, U.S. Criminal Justice, U.S. Urban Studies, International Relations and/or U.S. Legal Studies; or

An associate degree or completion of 60 credits from an accredited college and three years of full-time satisfactory experience acquired in the United States, in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services; or

A four year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and five years of full-time satisfactory experience acquired in the United States, in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services.

Applicable to all applicants:
Experience which is primarily legal secretarial or includes only incidental paralegal (legal assistant) services is not acceptable.

To be acceptable, experience in paralegal (legal assistant) services must have involved the American Legal System.

Additional Information

All applicants MUST be permanent in the Paralegal Aide civil service title to be considered for this position. This means candidates must have taken and passed the Paralegal Aide civil service exam, and have been appointed from the Paralegal Aide civil service list. This prerequisite is required for this position. Candidates that have taken the most recently given Paralegal Aide civil service exam may be considered for this position providing they are reachable on the civil service list. Applicants that do not meet this prerequisite will not be considered for this position.

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Qualifications

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA); or
2. An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U.S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and two years of full-time satisfactory experience, acquired in the United States, in the performance of paralegal (legal assistant) services; or
3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent app